Tool-box for bicycles or other vehicles



No. 607,599. Patented m l9, I898. l. N. mznscu & H. E. DORN. TOOL BOX FOR SHIV-(1E3 OR OTHER VEHICLES.

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Wztiwotrar. WOZKLM No. 607,599. Patented July 19,1898.

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TOOL BOX FOR BIGYCLES OR OTHER VEHICLES.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Fr es.

ISAAC N. DEITSGH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., AND HERMAN E. DORN, OF NEWARK, NEWV JERSEY.

TOOL-BOX FOR BICYCLE-S OR .OTHER- VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 607,599, dated Jul 19,1898.

Application filed June 10, 1897. Serial No. 640,190. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, IsAAo N. DEITSCH, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, and HERMAN E. DORN, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tool-Boxes for Bicycles or other Vehicles; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to tool-boxes for bicycles and other vehicles-luggage-carriers attached to or suspended from vehicles of variouskindsand our invention particularly relates to devices of the character designed to contain tools or like articles to be used in connection'withbicycles or other vehicles; and the objects of the invention are to provide an improved box, case, bag, or carrier of the class which can be easily attached to bicycles or other vehicles and quickly and readily removed therefrom and which occupies the minimum amount of space on the bicycle or vehicle to which the box, case, bag, or carrier may be attachedor sus-' pended, and can be easily opened and closed, and which is provided with means for retaining the contents of the box, case, bag, or car rier in position thereon; and with these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described in the specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which--- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a carrier constructed according to our invention,sho\ving the same in an open position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the same in a closed position upon one of the tubes or portions of a frame of a bicycle. Fig. 3 is atop plan view of the carrier in an open position, showing the tools therein and means for retaining the same in position. Fig. 4 is an end view of the carrier, illustrating thetube of the bicycle in section. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on line 00 a: of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 are views of the pushbutton. Fig. 7 is a view of the under side of oneof the tool-receptacles shown in Figs. 3 and 5, and Fig, 8 is a View of the under side of one of the tool-receptacles shown in Figs. 3 and 5. V

Similar characters of reference designate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates aportion of one of the tubes-a portion of the frame of a bicycle to which our improved box or carrier is attached; but it will be understood that the carrier is not limited in its uses to bicycles,as same may be employed in connection with vehicles of various kinds.

The box or carrier is detachably connected with the tube 1 bymeans of hangers 2, the upper portions of which are semicircular in shape, as shown at 3, to partially surround the tube 1, and to the extremities of the hangers 2 are hinges or pivots. The box or car rier, however, may be otherwise connected to bicycles or vehicles. The clamps 4 4 are semicircular in shape, and the free ends 5 of the clamps are bent at an angle tothe semicircular portion and are adapted to rest when the clamps are closed against the recessed portion 6 of the hangers 2, so that the outer surface of the free ends 5 5 of the clamps 4 4are on a line with the outer surface of the hangers 2, as clearly shown in Figs. 1, 4, and 5 of the drawings, and the free ends 5 5' of the clamps are secured in position by means of thumb-screws 7 7 or other similar devices, so

that the hangers are securely held in position upon the tube 1 of the frame.

The main or body portion of the box or carrier consists of the sides or portions 8 9, constructed, preferably, of aluminium or other suitable material, stamped or drawn out into the form shown, and these sides 8 9 are pivotally connected to the rod or pintle 10, which connects the lower ends of the hangers 2 by means of segmental pieces or plates 11, riveted or otherwise secured upon the inner surface of the upwardly-directed end portions or rims or flanges of the side portions 8 9, as

clearly shown in Fig. 1', and pivotally constud or pin 14, projecting from the inner surface of the hangers 2 2, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings. These guides or stops 12 are adapted to limit the outward movement of the sides 8 9 when the box or carrier is opened, thereby preventing injury to the hinge connection of the parts.

The end portions, rims, or flanges of the sides 8 9 are provided with notches 15 to receive the stud 14 when the sides of the box or carrier are closed, and secured upon the outer surface of the end portions, rims, or flanges of the sides 8 9, adjacent to the notches 15, are blocks or ways 16, having openings 17 formed therein, and they are adapted to receive the retaining-pins 18, carried by the spring 19, secured to one of the hangers 2, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4, and the catch is also provided with a knob or handle 20, by means of which the catch is operated; but, if preferred, a push-button (shown in views of Fig. 6) may be employed to operate the catch and release the sides 8 and 9, or any other equivalent or similar means may be employed for this purpose.

The pivoted fingers 21 have hinged or pivotal connections with the pintle 10 by means of the bent extensions of members 22 thereof, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and these fingers are adapted to retain in position the tools or other articles contained within the box or carrier and at the same time add but little weight to the box or carrier. There are mounted on the pintle 1O springs 24, which serve to force the fingers downwardly against the tools in the bottom of the sides 8 9, and thus prevent the contents of the box or carrier from being displaced.

It will be understood that the invention is not confined to the specific construction and arrangement of parts herein shown and described, and we therefore reserve the right to make all such changes in and modifications of the same as fairly come within the scope of the invention.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A tool box or carrier for bicycles or other vehicles, consisting of hinged sides, hangers from which each s ide is supported and means for attaching the hangers to a vehicle, substantially as herein. shown and described.

2. A tool box or carrier consisting of hinged sides, hangers from which each side is supported, and clamps carried by the hangers to secure the carrier to a vehicle, substantially as herein shown and described.

3. A tool box or carrier consisting of hinged sides, hangers supporting said sides, clamps carried by the hangers, to secure the carrier in position, and stops to limit the outward movement of the sides.

4:. A tool box or carrier consisting of hinged sides, hangers connected therewith, clamps carried by the hangers, stops attached to the sides and hangers, and means for retaining the sides in a closed position, substantially as herein shown and described.

5. A tool box or carrier consisting of hinged sides, hangers connected therewith, clamps carried by the hangers, stops attached to the sides and hangers, and a spring-catch to retain the sides in a closed position, substantially as herein shown and described.

6. A tool box or carrier consisting of hinged sides, hangers connected therewith, securingclamps carried by the hangers, stops to limit the downward movement of the sides, a springcatch to retain the sides in a closed position, and spring-actuatedretaining-fingers, to separate the sides and retain the contents in position, within the box or carrier, substantially as herein shown and described.

7. A tool box or carrier for bicycles or other vehicles, consisting of hinged sides, hangers connected therewith and stops carried by said hangers to limit the movement of the sides, substantially as herein shown and described.

8. A tool box or carrier for bicycles and other vehicles, consisting of hinged sides, hangers connected therewith, slotted stops, and spring-actuated retaining-fingers, substantially as herein shown and described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC N. DEITSCII. HERMAN E. DORN.

Vitnesses:

CHARLES ELTERIoH, RUDOLPH KLUNK. 

